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Cycle of Opposing Dualities

Reading Guy Palm’s ideas and theories (see previous post) reminded me of a very similar process I’ve read about to do with the I Ching. This system assumes the duality of nature, Yin-Yang, and that with forces in opposition there arises a continual cycle of growth and decline. Think of it as the changing of seasons, Summer to Winter, or Day to Night, Light to Dark etc

Such a system can be viewed as a wheel with the opposing forces at the top and bottom:

Around the circumference of this wheel there are eight positions where the forces are momentarily in a state of balance: Pure Yin, Growth=Yin, Pure Growth, Growth=Yang, Pure Yang, Decline=Yang, Pure Decline and Decline=Yin

The octants between these can be equated to the eight Trigrams of the Bagua:

Fire (Li) “The Clinging” Following the growing/ascending process equilibrium between Yin and Yang is passed and movement rapidly continues towards Yang – warmth and light; the Sun; a time of rapid growth; the Middle Son;

Lake (Tui) “The Joyous” The ascent slows as it approaches Yang – joy and pleasure for the high Yang state has nearly been reached; Youngest Son;